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Angels exercised 3B Yunel Escobar's $7 million option for 2017.

There have been rumors that the Angels could look to trade Escobar, and they still might. They had to make a decision on his option Monday, though, and it probably wasn't a terribly difficult one after he batted .304/.355/.391 for them this season. Nov 7 - 4:55 PM

Yunel Escobar slugged a two-run homer and drew a walk in Friday’s win over the Astros.

After Cliff Pennington led off the top of the ninth inning with a single against Ken Giles, Escobar followed with a game-tying home run. The Angels would go on to plate six runs in the inning for the win. Escobar has hit safely in six straight games and is batting .310/.361/.400 with five homers and 38 RBI over 127 games this season. Sep 24 - 12:07 AM

Yunel Escobar finished 3-for-5 with an RBI single and a run scored Tuesday against the Rangers.

Escobar swatted a pair of doubles to go with his RBI single in the second inning. The three-hit game matched his hit output in his last eight contests, as he saw his average fall from .321 to .306 in that stretch. The 33-year-old is now hitting .309/.360/.395 through 124 games overall. Sep 21 - 12:24 AM

Yunel Escobar (hand) returned to the Angels lineup on Friday, going 0-for-3 plus a walk in a losing effort against the Rangers.

Escobar was hit by a pitch last Saturday and hadn't been able to play since. He's having a terrific season as a catalyst atop the Halos lineup, slashing .318/.370/.399 with nine homers and 56 RBI. Sep 10 - 8:19 AM

Albert Pujols underwent successful surgery on Friday to release his right plantar fascia.

The surgery was performed by Dr. Robert Anderson in North Carolina. The typical recovery time for this surgery is estimated at four months, which will impact his availability early in spring training as well as his regular off-season routine. This news should push Pujols down a couple of rounds in early fantasy drafts.

Angels manager Mike Scioscia said that the team will not overwork Garrett Richards (elbow) in 2017.

Richards underwent stem cell treatment for a tear in his ulnar collateral ligament in May, ending his season at that very early juncture. He is expected to be ready for spring training, but the Angels are going to be reasonably cautious as the season unfolds. Said Scioscia, "You’re not going to see Garrett throwing 220 innings next year. I hate to put a floor on (the innings) and have to get into a range right now, but I can tell you that we are going to be very, very careful with where Garrett is and make sure that he rebounds and maintains his stuff." Richards has pitched more than 170 innings just once in his big league career.

Cam Bedrosian underwent surgery Tuesday on the embolus in his right armpit.

Embolus is the scientific term for a blood clot. Bedrosian is expected to be able to resume full baseball activities in 6-8 weeks, so he should enter spring training next February at 100 percent health. The 24-year-old right-hander finished the 2016 season with a stellar 1.12 ERA and 51/14 K/BB ratio in 40 1/3 innings.